Authorities on Monday identified a man who drowned over the weekend off the Carlsbad coast.
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Robert Edmonston, 53, a Carlsbad resident, was spotted offshore from South Carlsbad State Beach on Sunday, following a daylong search, according to the county Medical Examiner’s Office.
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Lifeguards pulled him to shore, where he was pronounced dead shortly after noon, the agency reported.
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Edmonston’s death has been ruled an accident, according to the medical examiner.
He had last been seen swimming in the area around 7 p.m. Saturday.
